"I've chosen Boogie.She's obviously suited for the task," Corn answered.
Rhyth could see no hint of the unsureness in his voice. All she saw before
her was their leader: confident, wise and calculating.She found confidence
in his decision.She too agreed, Boogie would be best for what could be
encountered in the sewers.She knew the place very well, but Cube would not
be happy if she showed up so soon.
"What, and I'm chopped liver?" Garam said sarcastically.
"Hush, Boogie is suited for the task and that's that," Rhyth said in a final tone. Garam left to sulk, and she let out a breath.
"Boys!" Gum said , thrusting her hands up in the air.
"They can be so stubborn sometimes," Rhyth finished. The two looked at each other and found an odd understanding. They both laughed.
"So I guess you're not going to try and kill me in my sleep again, huh Rhyth?"she said , voicing the incident in a way that she portrayed she found it funny.
"I guess not. We can't stand to lose any girls, the ratio is pretty pathetic as it is!" Rhyth said, a smile breaking onto her face. Then, as though practiced she stood from the seat for Corn to sit and took a place with the others who were standing.
"Good morning Corn," Gum said sweetly.
"Morning Gum," Corn said , almost monotone. Ofcourse, that was how it was all the time. Gum was cheerful and Corn was...well, sort of bland. But, deep inside Rhyth knew otherwise. He did have emotions, he just never let them show. Well, not to anyone in this setting. He was their cool, confident leader.
"Why don't we leave the happy couple to catch up?" Combo said. Others nodded, and the rest skated down to below the platform. Even Roboy left, which was rare. Rhyth skated over to the radio, and turned it on to Jet Set Radio. (a/n: It's not called Jet Set Radio Future until the end of the game) She then took her place by the speakers and began to dance. She let herself be drawn into the music, and she could feel nothing. She was nothing but something that the music moved through, not unlike the feeling of a catalyst. This was why Rhyth enjoyed the dancing. No thoughts, no feelings. Just dancing.
"So, I bet you missed me while you were gone," Gum said.She didn't move in close to him. There was still a one person place between them. She was always like this after she was with Yoyo. She just didn't feel it was right to cuddle into him so soon.That didn't unnerve her.What did was that he wasn't making an effort either.
"Gum...what did you do while I was gone?"he asked. He didn't let the feeling of betrayl show. He succeeded in holding his poker face.
"Oh, just dancing, sleeping, eating.What else would I do?"she said playfully , but a bit of panic had seeped in and he picked up on it.
'So Rhyth was right.' he thought, not answering. Gum knew he had found out.But she couldn't understand how he had found out. Had someone told him?No.He hadn't been in contact with anyone in the past three days.Only Rhyth.And she hadn't been around much to see anything.She would torture it out of the others.Later.What bothered her now was that he was cold, distant.Just the way she felt.Had he...?
"Corn, what's wrong?You're so distant today," she said, worry covering her face.
"Nothing," he replied monotonously.
"Corn, please tell me!"she pleaded, although she moved no closer to him.
"I said it was nothing," he said, then stood and went down the stairs.He then went down the other stairs that lead to the lower training centre.He skated around and did the tricks to work off his irritation but the GG's all cheered every time he went by them, thinking he was trying to look strong for their leader.One he noticed, was Rhyth. She seemed engulfed in the music, swaying and dancing. He thought she cheered once but he thought it was probably someone else near her.
As he was turning the bend again, he looked up at her to see if she would cheer. Her eyes met his unexpectedly and she winked before turning away again.
"Hey Rhyth, you haven't cheered yet.You don't find his leadership and skills impressing?"Beat asked, skating up to her.
"Oh I do. He has lots of talent," she said mysteriously. Beat decided to leave it at that and left to go back to his place in the shade.
"What, and I'm chopped liver?" Garam said sarcastically.
"Hush, Boogie is suited for the task and that's that," Rhyth said in a final tone. Garam left to sulk, and she let out a breath.
"Boys!" Gum said , thrusting her hands up in the air.
"They can be so stubborn sometimes," Rhyth finished. The two looked at each other and found an odd understanding. They both laughed.
"So I guess you're not going to try and kill me in my sleep again, huh Rhyth?"she said , voicing the incident in a way that she portrayed she found it funny.
"I guess not. We can't stand to lose any girls, the ratio is pretty pathetic as it is!" Rhyth said, a smile breaking onto her face. Then, as though practiced she stood from the seat for Corn to sit and took a place with the others who were standing.
"Good morning Corn," Gum said sweetly.
"Morning Gum," Corn said , almost monotone. Ofcourse, that was how it was all the time. Gum was cheerful and Corn was...well, sort of bland. But, deep inside Rhyth knew otherwise. He did have emotions, he just never let them show. Well, not to anyone in this setting. He was their cool, confident leader.
"Why don't we leave the happy couple to catch up?" Combo said. Others nodded, and the rest skated down to below the platform. Even Roboy left, which was rare. Rhyth skated over to the radio, and turned it on to Jet Set Radio. (a/n: It's not called Jet Set Radio Future until the end of the game) She then took her place by the speakers and began to dance. She let herself be drawn into the music, and she could feel nothing. She was nothing but something that the music moved through, not unlike the feeling of a catalyst. This was why Rhyth enjoyed the dancing. No thoughts, no feelings. Just dancing.
"So, I bet you missed me while you were gone," Gum said.She didn't move in close to him. There was still a one person place between them. She was always like this after she was with Yoyo. She just didn't feel it was right to cuddle into him so soon.That didn't unnerve her.What did was that he wasn't making an effort either.
"Gum...what did you do while I was gone?"he asked. He didn't let the feeling of betrayl show. He succeeded in holding his poker face.
"Oh, just dancing, sleeping, eating.What else would I do?"she said playfully , but a bit of panic had seeped in and he picked up on it.
'So Rhyth was right.' he thought, not answering. Gum knew he had found out.But she couldn't understand how he had found out. Had someone told him?No.He hadn't been in contact with anyone in the past three days.Only Rhyth.And she hadn't been around much to see anything.She would torture it out of the others.Later.What bothered her now was that he was cold, distant.Just the way she felt.Had he...?
"Corn, what's wrong?You're so distant today," she said, worry covering her face.
"Nothing," he replied monotonously.
"Corn, please tell me!"she pleaded, although she moved no closer to him.
"I said it was nothing," he said, then stood and went down the stairs.He then went down the other stairs that lead to the lower training centre.He skated around and did the tricks to work off his irritation but the GG's all cheered every time he went by them, thinking he was trying to look strong for their leader.One he noticed, was Rhyth. She seemed engulfed in the music, swaying and dancing. He thought she cheered once but he thought it was probably someone else near her.
As he was turning the bend again, he looked up at her to see if she would cheer. Her eyes met his unexpectedly and she winked before turning away again.
"Hey Rhyth, you haven't cheered yet.You don't find his leadership and skills impressing?"Beat asked, skating up to her.
"Oh I do. He has lots of talent," she said mysteriously. Beat decided to leave it at that and left to go back to his place in the shade.
